ordnance

Example Sentences

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The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead, one of the men took the ordnance home and either left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Since the closure of Martin Street car park a more detailed unexploded ordnance survey has taken place - which was not possible before due to the car park surface - it added.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

"The problem is not just the volume of rubble, it's also the fact that its content is quite a matter of concern, with unexploded ordnance in the rubble, dangerous waste, and unfortunately also human remains."

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

I rigged up my special effects, checked out the terrain, measured distances, collected the ordnance and equipment we’d need.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien